Professional Summary:

• IT Professional with almost 8years' experience in Systems and VMware Administration with primary focus on installation, configuration, and administration of VMware vSphere 5.5/5.1/5.0 environment including ESXi 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5/5.5U1 VMware vCenter 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5/5.5U1, Update manager, SSO server, inventory services, Web client server, associated vCenter Database.
• Experienced in every role of engineering, including design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance.
• Experience with working on HYPER-V environment.
• Sound knowledge on ESXi and vCenter Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning, templates, .ovf, .ova and Snapshots.
• Excellent experience and knowledge with designing, installing and implementing VMware ESX server, VMware virtual center, setting up clustering features like V-Motion, Storage v-Motion, Enhanced vMotion, HA, DRS, DPM,sDRS, FT, Verifying EVC, Standard and Distributed switch configurations required for vMotion.
• Worked with various different vSphere and third party plug-ins that includes VMware Orchestrator, VMware Update Manager, VMware SRM, VMware VDP, Dell VSM, Veeam etc
• P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter and platespin
• Exposure to vCenter Operations Manager, VMware vCHS, vCloud Director
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of Standard and distributed vSwitches, creating different types of port groups with advanced configurations including failover and load balancing policies, NIC Teaming, VLAN Problem management. Experience with standard and distributed switches.
• Experience working with various different storage technologies and features, communication SAN protocols include iSCSI, NAS and FC. Features include, RAID, Disk Mirroring, FW upgrades, Volume Expansions, Disaster Recovery, Backup and restore solutions by different storage vendors such as DELL Equallogic PS6000 series, HP P6000 EVA, EMC SRDF, EMC VNX
• Ample experience with backup and recovery solutions including EMC Avamar, VMware VDP/A, Veeam
• Excellent exposure to VMware SRM Automated disaster Recovery Tool, EMC Recover point appliance. Certificationand testing ofVMwareSRM 5.0 Site Recovery Manager with Dell Equallogic SRA 2.0, SRA2.1 Storage Replication Adapter forPS series 6000
• Troubleshooting and change control management using BMC remedy software.
• Experience troubleshooting almost all domains of vSphere Environment including performance issue that requires good knowledge of ESXTOP command and vCenter operations Manager, collecting logs bundles for Virtual Machine, ESXi, vCenter server, troubleshooting BSOD and PSOD.
• Excellent experience with VMware update manager to install patches and updates on ESX hosts and virtual machines
• Experience in monitoring systems using HP SIM Systems Insight Manager and SCOM, monitoring performance at various levels including Guest OS, Virtual Machine, ESXi, Networking, SAN etc.
• Experience with VMware View Horizon , View Manager, View Composer, Thinapps, Zero clients etc.
• Experience installing, configuring and troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
• Experience with HP Blade System C-class enclosure 3000/7000 using Onboard Administrator and Virtual Connect, Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis and UCS Manager UCSM and dell Power Edge 2950 series.
• Experience with MicrosoftSQL server 2005 and 2008, Exchange 2007, 2013 and 2013
• Strong analysis skills that include insight on successfully applying technological solutions and best practices to resolve business issues, while improving overall efficiency
• Excellent Documentation skills using Microsoft Office Visio.
• Provide On-site support, On call support UCS/ VMware 24X7 , provides assistance in project related tasks, supporting the offshore team

Technical Skills:

Confidential

Position: VMware Administrator

Job Responsibilities:

• Planned upgrade drive for existing ESXi hosts to version 5.5, this included upgrading few of the virtual machine hardware versions as well.
• Upgraded vCenter from 5.0 to 5.5, this needed additional components to be installed such as SSO server, web Client Server.
• Planned and implemented disaster recovery solution using VMware SRM 5.5 that includes setting up SRM Servers, array based replication, installation of SRA, defining RTO/RPO, creating protection groups and recovery plan.
• Monitoring and management of entire virtual infrastructure using vCenter operations Manager
• Planned and implemented VMware Data Protection Advanced to backup and replicate SQL/Exchange databases running inside Virtual machines
• Administrated server consolidation program through use of VMware ESX server and VMware Virtual Center, creating VMs, using/building VM templates and customization files, and scheduling tasks
• Installation, configuration and management of multiple server suites Windows 2003/2008 on VMware ESX server
• Prepared the strategy and implemented conversion of few leftover physical servers to virtual servers
• Designed and implemented vSphere 5.0/ 5.5 Lab environment.
• Involved with capacity planning and hardware procurements.
• Operated as 24 hour on-call escalation point for all project effecting problems related to all Migration efforts. Anticipated obstacles and recommended solution options. Solved numerous tickets related to performance issues, provisioning requirements, tools update, BSOD, PSOD, unable to start services issues and many more.
• Security hardening and Monitoring of VM's ESX servers CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization for Security Compliance.
• Configured dedicated port group for newly added iSCSI storage into the environment and did setup storage adaptor for the same
• Configured 12 node host clusters with features like HA, DRS, Datastore heartbeating to detect isolation, affinity rules, anti-affinity rules, Fault Tolerance
• Involved in Data center migration project with more than 200 ESXi hosts, we used VMware SRM for Virtual machine, used P2V convertor to convert physical machines into virtual machines before migrating.
• Focused on client values and satisfaction while balancing corporate objectives, feasibility and scalability of solutions.
• Assisted with technical and stakeholder requirements and overall project plan including cost, scope, portability, compatibility and usability.
• Prepared documentation and provided training for offshore resource in VMware.
• Worked on Microsoft's HYPER-V environment as well to setup the virtual infra-structure

Confidential

Position: Systems/VMware Administrator

Job Responsibilities:

• Job includes installation and configuration of VMware ESXi 4.x, installation and configuration of VMware Virtual Center Server and creating Virtual Machines
• Assist in P2V and V2V conversion of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 server editions using enterprise VMware converter and also installed the VMware tools on that machines.
• Experience with Cisco UCS 5048 chassis and Blades B20 M2 administration
• Worked on Cisco UCS Chassis with B200 and B200 M2 blades
• Provided disaster recovery and backup services
• Job also includes creating templates and deploying Virtual Machines through templates, cloning Virtual Machines and managing Virtual Center permissions
• Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA and DRS
• Creating and Managing resource pools for Virtual Machines
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Using Virtual centre server for HA, DRS and vMotion.
• Working on Migration concepts like vmotion and Cold migration
• Creation Troubleshooting of Virtual Network
• Troubleshooting ESX Virtual Machines
• Build templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates
• Performance monitoring and tuning for ESX Servers, Virtual Center Server and VMs
• Migrate / Upgrade ESX 3.5
• Interacts directly with executive level management for larger clients to include COO CTO
• Design and implement systems, network configurations, and network architecture, including hardware and software technology, site locations, and integration of technologies.
• Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
• Consulted with client to ensure agreement on system principles and the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.
• Assisted with daily administration of SQL server Windows Server
• Installed configured administered Windows 2000/2003 Servers and Windows7, Vista/XP/2000 Pro work stations
• Imaging of workstations, laptops, TCP/IP connectivity issues, remote support using VMware, Hyper V, RDP, LogMein, Team viewer etc.
• Coordinated with external vendors to provide timely service and issue remediation
• Provide On- site support, On call support
• Supporting their mailing applications like Outlook, supported Active Directory, Group policies, Client Server application interaction, basic web systems, Exchange 2003 2007, VMware,Terminal Services, Enterprise back-up of hardware software whenever required, Installation Administration of Anti-Virus Software applications.
• Maintain the peripherals, such as printers, that are connected to the network also document the asset IT inventories.
• Provide technical assistance in Hardware, Internet and Network and VoIP related issues.
• Provide technical assistance for HP Pavilion desktops, Compaq Presario desktops
• and Media Centers and IBM, HP desktops and servers
• Installation and configuration of Windows 2000 / 2003 servers
• Management of Active Directory / DNS/DHCP and WINS
• Studying the requirements of the organization, installation, configuration and deployment by using the System Management Server.
• Attending to clients for solving their technical problems and prompt solutions to their Problems for ensuring high satisfaction levels.
• Interacting with various vendors for sourcing products and solutions and for closure calls of certain services and their products, which are supported by them.
• Tracking asset movements and ensuring software and hardware assets are within control using the License Compliance and Asset Management.
• System Troubleshooting in case of a failure and maintain server uptime above 99.99 .
• Worked on Microsoft's Hyper-V environment to set-up a lab-virtual infrastrucuture

Confidential

VMWare Consultant

Job Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible for deployment and support of VMware vSphere ESXi4.1/ESX 4.0
• Performed upgradation of ESX 3.5 to vSphere 4.0, vCenter 2.5 to 4.0
• Experience in Deployment and Implementation of VDI View 4.5.
• Manage snapshots, clones, templates during patch releases and new server deployments
• Experience with installing, configuring and troubleshooting VMware Lab Manager
• Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000 server, Professional, Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers.
• Updated ESX host's using VMware Update manager
• Supported a large scale Data Center projects including server installation, hardware maintenance, and break/fix activities
• Assisted in P2V conversions of Windows servers using VMware vConverter
• HP Blade Center administration on HP blade models C7000/C3000.
• Connecting to ESX server by using VIC, putty and Web access.
• Provide research into VMware Thinapp initiative for increasing server virtulization
• Involved in Assessment of current environment for desktop virtualization.
• Involved in definition of success criteria for use cases.
• Created use cases for desktop design and implementation.
• Design and implementation of ThinApp environment.
• Application virtualization using VMware ThinApp 4.5 version.
• ThinApp Packages Applications Upgrades and deployment testing and Production Implementation.
• Experience in writing and debugging multi-threaded applications and packaging.
• Assist staff with the installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software within established standards and guidelines.
• Worked on resource management framework like creation resource pools, adding the VMs intoResource pools

Confidential

Position: VMware Administrator

Job Responsibilities:

• Wrote the strategy document, designed and administrated the environment consisting of over 90 ESX hosts and 1200 Virtual machines environments at different Geographical locations
• Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX servers for server consolidation
• Installed VMware ESX server 4.1/4.0 and created virtual machines on ESX Servers. Created standard templates and deployed virtual machines from these templates
• Load Testing on the VMware Lab Manager with DR Testing on SRM
• Installed, Configured and administered ESX 4.0 on HP Blade servers using HP onboard administrator for the HP Blade chasis enclosures and Cisco UCS blades.
• Installed Management Server VCenter Server instances to enable centralized management of multiple hosts
• Linked Different Vcenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of Vsphere client to manage the whole Virtual environment
• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates, worked with clones and snapshots of Virtual Machines
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, implemented migration of virtual vachines using VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter and Platespin PowerConvert.
• Hot and cold cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.
• Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Infrastructure
• Analyzing the VM-support logs for ESX servers and Virtual Center logs to diagnose the root cause for the problem
• Used Avocent DS View Module for the remote server access to the Dell rack servers
• Defined the Patch Management process for the VMware Environment to upgrade the Hosts and VM's and Successful completion of Update Manager Installation in all the Environments.
• Performed hardware replacement and troubleshooting for the Dell Rack servers and HP Blade servers
• Used different Administration and support tools Veeam Backup-FastSCP to perform regular backup and restore of the virtual machines disks and data
• Used Solarwinds IP address tracking tool to track the subnets and IP addresses in order to maintain the whole network Toplogy
• Conducted VMware Virtualization Assessments to recommend consolidation scenarios and project cost savings associated with virtualization for clients.